Multi-pieced bedding cover

ABSTRACT

A bed covering and method of use is provided. The bed covering includes a Portion A and a Portion B, the Portion A having at least one layer of fabric, the Portion B having at least two layers of fabric forming a fabric shell with a cutout near the center of the upper layer where the cutout is hidden from view when Portions A and B are attached, holes in one or more corners configured to aid in insertion of an inner bed filling, and at least one releasably attached piece for attaching Portion B to Portion A.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application is a United States non-provisional application, is acontinuation in part of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No.14/880,241, filed Oct. 11, 2015 and herein referenced in its entirety,and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.62/148,559, filed Apr. 16, 2015 and herein referenced in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The present invention relates to a multi-pieced bedding cover and amethod for operating a multi-pieced bedding cover.

BACKGROUND OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Popular bedding options such as comforters and duvets typically have aremovable cover and an inner part. In turn, the traditional beddingcovers are typically composed of two layers of fabric enclosing an innerbed filling that is either a comforter, duvet, or blanket of somematerial. The two outer layers protect the inner bedding from becomingdirty while the cover can be removed for laundering.

However, the traditional bedding cover is difficult to put back onto theinner portion after laundering. This is due to the traditional coversresembling an envelope with an opening slit at one end of the beddingcover. This configuration requires careful alignment of the four cornersof the cover with the corners of the inner portion and hence typicallyrequires two persons to put the cover back onto the inner portion.

The U.S. Hollander patent Ser. No. 10/217,844 ('844 patent) describes atwo-piece duvet coverlet featuring a removable sheet that may belaundered and a second envelope-like piece with a side opening for theduvet insertion. This approach was thought to simplify the launderingrequirements by only removing the sheet for laundering.

The U.S. Tepper patent Ser. No. 12/201,592 ('592 patent) describes atwo-piece duvet coverlet formed from two sheets held together by pressstuds around the perimeter of the sides. This approach was thought tosolve the problem of minimizing laundering requirements by unsnappingthe press studs in order to release the inner duvet and laundering onlythe outer sheets.

The current invention solves the difficulty of putting (insertpreposition, e.g. “on”) a bedding cover with just one person. Thepreferred embodiment is allows for ease in both removing and putting onthe bedding cover by making a few improvements upon the traditionalbedding covers.

SUMMARY OF THE EMBODIMENTS

According to an aspect of the present invention, a bed covering isprovided. The bed covering includes a Portion A and a Portion B, thePortion A comprised of at least one layer of fabric, the Portion Bcomprised of at least two layers of fabric forming a fabric shell with acutout near the center of the upper layer where the cutout is hiddenfrom view when Portions A and B are attached, holes in one or morecorners configured to aid in insertion of an inner bed filling, and atleast one releasably attached piece for attaching Portion B to PortionA.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein said Portion A andsaid Portion Bare releasably attached to each other.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein the at least onereleasable attachment piece includes at least one fastener.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein there are at leastone additional portion in addition to Portions A and B.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein Portion B furtherincludes an inner lining.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein the inner liningincludes a poly stretch mesh material.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein the at least onereleasable attachment piece includes a system of buttons andbuttonholes.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein said the at leastone releasable attachment piece includes at least one hook and loopfastener.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein-the at least onereleasable attachment piece includes at least one snap fastener.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein there is at leastone additional portion.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein a length and widthof Portion A and a length and width of the upper layer of Portion B areapproximately equal.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein Portion A iscomprised of at least two layers of fabric.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein the cutout inPortion B is polygon-shaped.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein both Portion A andPortion B are substantially rectangularly shaped.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein both the Portion Aand Portion Bare made from hypoallergenic materials.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein the fabric shellformed by Portion B is configured to hold a fabric selected from thegroup consisting of: a duvet; a blanker; and a comforter.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein lengths and widthssizes of Portions A and B are scaled to fit Inner Bed Fillings of Twin,Full, Queen or King sizes.

It is an object to provide the bed covering, wherein Portion A isinterchangeable and in a variety of decorative fabrics to alter anoverall appearance of the bedding cover system and Portion B isinterchangeable and in a variety of decorative fabrics to alter theoverall appearance of the bedding cover system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method ofsimplifying laundering of bedding by using a bed cover system isprovided. The method a Portion A and a Portion B, wherein Portion A andPortion B are releaseably attached to each other, wherein an inner bedfilling is inserted into a lower cover portion by a cutout at or near acenter of Portion B, and wherein Portion B includes holes in one or morecorners configured to aid in the insertion of the inner bed filling.

It is an object of the present invention to provide the method ofsimplifying laundering of bedding by using the bed cover system, whereinPortion B further includes an inner lining, and wherein the inner liningincludes a poly stretch mesh material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Examples of embodiments of the invention and its advantages areexplained in greater detail below with the aid of the attached drawings,in which:

FIG. 1 is the top surface view of the portion B.

FIG. 2 is the bottom surface view of the portion A.

FIG. 3 illustrates the insertion of the Inner Bed Filling into theportion B.

FIG. 4 illustrates the top surface view of the portion B after theinsertion of the Inner Bed Filling into the preferred embodiment of theportion B.

FIG. 5 illustrates the releasable attachment of the portion A to theportion B.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the portion A releasably attached to the portionB.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be describedwith reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the variousfigures are identified with the same reference numerals.

Reference will now be made in detail to each embodiment of the presentinvention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of thepresent invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact,those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading thepresent specification and viewing the present drawings that variousmodifications and variations can be made thereto.

As illustrated, the invention consist of at least two portions: aportion A (22) and a portion B (10). Portion B forms a fabric shell thatencloses the Inner Bed Filling (31). As seen in FIG. 6, the portion A(22) and portion B (10) are releasably attached to each other. Thereleasable attachment pieces are complementary to each other and aredesignated as pieces A (20) and B (30). As seen in FIG. 5, thereleasable attachment pieces on the portion A (22) and portion B (10)are matched with each other A (20) to B (30) in the fully assembledinvention. In the preferred variant, the surface area and shape of thePortion A (22) and Portion B (10) are substantially similar andsubstantially atop each other. According to an embodiment, the top side(18) of Portion B (10) may include one or more openings (32) configuredto enable a user to more easily pull the Inner Bed Filling (31) into thepockets (16) of Portion B (10).

As seen in FIG. 1, releasable attachment piece A (20) is located on aslip of fabric (14) located around the outer rim of Portion B (12) andis found on the top side of the portion B (18). As seen in FIG. 2, PieceB (30) is located on a piece of fabric (26) located on around the outerrim of the portion A (24) and found on the underside of Portion B (18).FIG. 2 also shows the underside of Portion A (28).

According to an embodiment, the interior (11) of Portion B (10) includesa material that is the same as the outer material of the Inner BedFilling (31). According to an embodiment, the interior (11) may be aliner inside Portion B (10). According to an embodiment, the interior(11) of Portion B (10) includes a material that is different from theouter material of the Inner Bed Filling (31). According to anembodiment, the interior (11) of Portion B (10) includes a poly stretchmesh.

As seen in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the Inner Bed Filling (31) is insertableinto Portion B (10) by inserting each corner of the Inner Bed Filling(31) into one pocket of the Portion B (16). The pocket (16) is in turndefined by a perimeter edge of the cutout near the center (17) and theouter rim of Portion B (12).

This construction allows for the Inner Bed Filling (31) to be removedand reinserted into the invention. The Inner Bed Filling (31) isprotected from soiling, while Portion A (22) or Portion B (10) can beremoved for laundering.

The invention can be any desired size, shape and composed of a widevariety of materials such as cotton, wool, synthetic fibers, or acombination of such. The Inner Bed Filling (31) can be any typicalbedding, including a duvet, blanket, quilt, or comforter. The Inner BedFilling (31) can be filled with down, cotton, synthetics, or any othersuitable filler material. The releasable attachment pieces may bebuttons and buttonholes, press studs, snaps, ties, VELCRO, zippers, andany other suitable materials. Finally, the location of the cutout can bemoved around Portion B as long as the invention still facilitates theremoval and insertion of the Inner Bed Filling (31).

The invention's configuration can be flipped upside down, where the TopPortion is on the bottom and hence become the portion that is closest tothe human body for sleeping. This allows for the Top Portion to protectthe entire duvet, comforter, or the like and be the only portionlaundered.

In an exemplary embodiment, Portion A and Portion B are releasablyattached to each other using a system of buttons and buttonholes.

In an exemplary embodiment, Portion A and Portion B are releasablyattached to each other using VELCRO fasteners.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is at least one additional fabricportion in addition to Portions A and B. The additional portion can bedecorative.

In an exemplary embodiment, Portion A is comprised of at least twolayers of fabric. The additional layer may be removable for easiercleaning or may be decorative.

In an exemplary embodiment, the cutout in Portion B is polygon-shaped.

In an exemplary embodiment, both Portions A and B are substantiallyrectangularly shaped.

In an exemplary embodiment, Portions A and B can be made fromhypoallergenic materials.

In an exemplary embodiment, the Inner Bed Filling (31) can be a duvet,blanket, or comforter. Additionally, the size of Portions A and B can bescaled to fit different sizes of Inner Bed Fillings (31) such as Twin,Full, Queen, and King.

When introducing elements of the present disclosure or the embodiment(s)thereof, the articles “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to mean thatthere are one or more of the elements. Similarly, the adjective“another,” when used to introduce an element, is intended to mean one ormore elements. The terms “including” and “having” are intended to beinclusive such that there may be additional elements other than thelisted elements.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bed covering comprising: a Portion A and aPortion B; the Portion A comprised of at least one layer of fabric; thePortion B comprised of: at least two layers of fabric forming a fabricshell with a cutout near the center of the upper layer where the cutoutis hidden from view when Portions A and B are attached; holes in one ormore corners configured to aid in insertion of an inner bed filling; andat least one releasably attached piece for attaching Portion B toPortion A.
 2. The bed covering of claim 1, wherein said Portion A andsaid Portion Bare releasably attached to each other.
 3. The bed coveringof claim 1, wherein the at least one releasable attachment pieceincludes at least one fastener.
 4. The bed covering of claim 3, whereinthere are at least one additional portion in addition to Portions A andB.
 5. The bed covering of claim 1, wherein Portion B further includes aninner lining.
 6. The bed covering as recited in claim 5, wherein theinner lining includes a poly stretch mesh material.
 7. The bed coveringof claim 1, wherein the at least one releasable attachment pieceincludes a system of buttons and buttonholes.
 8. The bed covering ofclaim 1, wherein said the at least one releasable attachment pieceincludes at least one hook and loop fastener.
 9. The bed covering ofclaim 1, wherein-the at least one releasable attachment piece includesat least one snap fastener.
 10. The bed covering of claim 1, whereinthere is at least one additional portion.
 11. The bed covering of claim1, wherein a length and width of Portion A and a length and width of theupper layer of Portion B are approximately equal.
 12. The bed coveringof claim 1, wherein Portion A is comprised of at least two layers offabric.
 13. The bed covering of claim 1, wherein the cutout in Portion Bis polygon-shaped.
 14. The bed covering of claim 1, wherein both PortionA and Portion B are substantially rectangularly shaped.
 15. The bedcovering of claim 1, wherein both the Portion A and Portion Bare madefrom hypoallergenic materials.
 16. The bed covering of claim 1, whereinthe fabric shell formed by Portion B is configured to hold a fabricselected from the group consisting of: a duvet; a blanker; and acomforter.
 17. The bed covering of claim 1, wherein lengths and widthssizes of Portions A and B are scaled to fit Inner Bed Fillings of Twin,Full, Queen or King sizes.
 18. The bed covering of claim 1, whereinPortion A is interchangeable and in a variety of decorative fabrics toalter an overall appearance of the bedding cover system and Portion B isinterchangeable and in a variety of decorative fabrics to alter theoverall appearance of the bedding cover system.
 19. A method ofsimplifying laundering of bedding by using a bed cover system thatcomprises: a Portion A; and a Portion B, wherein Portion A and Portion Bare releaseably attached to each other, wherein an inner bed filling isinserted into a lower cover portion by a cutout at or near a center ofPortion B, and wherein Portion B includes holes in one or more cornersconfigured to aid in the insertion of the inner bed filling.
 20. Themethod of claim 19, wherein Portion B further includes an inner lining,and wherein the inner lining includes a poly stretch mesh material.